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[1] [v] fast; abstain from meat [2] [n] vegetarian diet/meal [3] [n] room/building for study [4] [粵] [adj/adv] only; plain; simply Additional PoS: Stroke count: 17
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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齋 / 斋 | ||
Don't confuse with: 齊 |
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This word has been viewed 12324 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jan 2012 14:24 |
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食齋 sik6 zaai1 = to be a vegetarian 粵 打齋 daa2 zaai1 = perform Taoist or Buddhist rites 齋食 zaai1 sik6 = vegetarian's dishes 羅漢齋 lo4 hon3 zaai1 = a special vegetarian dish 齋堂 zaai1 tong4*2 = private study; room for observing religious abstinence before worship 齋腸 zaai1 coeng4*2 = vegetarian rice roll 齋啡 zaai1 fe1 = black coffee 食齋嘅人 sik6 zaai1 ge3 jan4 = a vegetarian (typically Buddhist) 粵 鬼佬齋 gwai2 lou2 zaai1 = western style vegetarian dishes (e.g., salads doused with oil) 粵 打完齋唔要和尚 daa2 jyun4 zaai1 m4 jiu3 wo4 soeng6*2 = to show a lack of gratitude; to drop sth when no longer needed 粵 See all 28 compounds |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |